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Chicken and Pinto Bean Skillet with Brown Rice

A one-pan skillet of chestnut-brown rice, pinto beans and seared chicken under melted cheddar, scattered with cilantro.

Chicken and Pinto Bean Skillet with Brown Rice, plated and ready to serve
Serves
5
Total time
60 min
Cost per serving (United States)
$9.39

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 lb boneless chicken breast
  • 1 cup brown rice
  • 15 oz canned pinto beans
  • 10 oz canned diced tomatoes with green chiles
  • 2 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 1 yellow onions
  • 3 clove garlic
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 tsp chili powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 4 oz shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1/2 bunch cilantro(optional)

Method

  1. Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces and toss with the cumin, chili powder and salt.

  2. Heat the oil in a large deep skillet over medium-high and brown the chicken in a single layer, about 5 minutes. Move it to a plate.

  3. Lower the heat, add the diced onion and minced garlic, and cook until soft, 5 minutes.

  4. Stir in the brown rice and let it toast for a minute, then add the broth and the undrained tomatoes with green chiles. Bring to a boil, cover, and cook on low for 35 minutes.

  5. Stir in the drained pinto beans and the browned chicken with any juices. Cover and cook 5 minutes more until the rice is tender.

  6. Scatter the cheddar over the top, cover off the heat until it melts, then finish with cilantro.

What this costs, country by country

Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.

The cost of this recipe in 11 countries, each in its own currency, with how many of the 12 ingredients we could price in each. Figures are not converted between currencies, so the rows cannot be ranked against each other.
CountryWhole recipePer servingPriced from
Australia$72.24$14.4511 of 12 ingredients
Canada$145.22$29.0411 of 12 ingredients
United States$46.95$9.3910 of 12 ingredients
United Kingdom£29.70£5.9410 of 12 ingredients
Greece35,64 €7,13 €10 of 12 ingredients
Spain25,66 €5,13 €10 of 12 ingredients
New Zealand$77.31$15.469 of 12 ingredients
Germany42,64 €*8,53 €8 of 12 ingredients
Mexico$607.97*$121.598 of 12 ingredients
Egypt‏٦٦٥٫٣٥ ج.م.‏*‏١٣٣٫٠٧ ج.م.‏7 of 12 ingredients
Austria€ 13,33*€ 2,676 of 12 ingredients

* We have read fewer than seven in ten of these ingredients in that country, so the total is a partial figure and the real one is higher.

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